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Communicating in a peer-to-peer computer environment

US9237134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2013
Grant dateJan 12, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Communicating in a peer-to-peer computer environment. A request is received from a user device at a peer provider node computer system, wherein the request is signed by a private key. Provided a public key verifies the private key, providing potential peers to the user device from the peer provider node computer system such that the user device is enabled to utilize the peer-to-peer computer environment for a communication according to user requirements.

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